backwards-design-unit-planner
Plan a unit using backwards design from desired outcomes through assessment evidence to learning activities.
Skill by GarethManning
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Use cases: design
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What this skill can do and what it asks for, from its SKILL.md and code. Checked Oct 25, 2026.
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What's inside
- Skill name
backwards-design-unit-planner- Description
- Plan a unit using backwards design from desired outcomes through assessment evidence to learning activities. Use when starting a new unit or redesigning an existing one from standards.
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Instructions
- 249 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub
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- 127
- Open issues
- 1
- Last commit (this folder)
- Apr 2, 2026 (6 months ago)
- Last release
- Oct 22, 2026 (5 days ago)
From GitHub (fetched Oct 24, 2026).
Details
- License
- NOASSERTION
- First seen
- Oct 24, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 24, 2026
- Source
- GitHubgithub-graphql
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